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Just diagnosed with rrms

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Nix84

Hi everyone. I had a confirmed diagnosis of rrmson 16/12/19 i am 35 years old and i had my first relapse at 16/17 years old. February 2019 i suffered from optic neuritis which lead to mri and my diagnosis. I know we are all different but can any of u tell me your story of relapses after diagnosis and how often etc. Thank you x

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Hi @Nix84 and welcome.

 

You're so right about us all being different. Or you could also suggest that we all have different lifestyles. Whose to know what determines the length of that particular piece of string........

 

For my part, back in the day when I thought I was the only person with MS, I can attribute my three major relapses as down to periods of extreme stress. If I'd known then what I know now, things may have been somewhat different. But, that's hindsight, as useful as fairydust to my MS.

 

So, general rules of thumb - live healthily, eat healthily, exercise moderately and avoid, or manage, stress.

 

:moonieman:

 

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